TLF's Fall Auction is October 18th at Ceder Street Courtyard! Tickets will be sold October 15 – 18 in the Atrium. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information, visit www.texaslawfellowships.org.

TLF's Fall Auction is October 18th at Ceder Street Courtyard! Tickets will be sold October 15 – 18 in the Atrium. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information, visit www.texaslawfellowships.org.

To outline or not to outline? Is that the question? Learn what an outline is and how it can help you. See examples of different forms of outlines. Yes, you have to do it yourself. Getting an outline from your roommate’s brother’s friend’s website won’t help you on the exam. Yes, you should already be thinking about exams.

Please join us for a human rights happy hour talk featuring Mala Htun, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico, who will speak on "Politics of Inclusion: Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America." Karen Engle, Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law & Co-Director and Founder of the Rapoport Center, will serve as respondent. Light refreshments will be served.

TLF's Fall Auction is October 18th at Ceder Street Courtyard! Tickets will be sold October 15 – 18 in the Atrium. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information, visit www.texaslawfellowships.org.

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice invites you to an information session for human rights internships and fellowships. This is a great opportunity to learn about opportunities with human rights organizations as well as international courts and tribunals. Former fellows and interns will share their experiences and will be available to answer questions. Law school faculty and the CSO will also be on hand to discuss the logistics and merits of these opportunities. Pizza will be provided afterwards.

Come join the UT Law School Domestic Violence Clinic and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in screening “No Way Out But One” followed by a discussion.

“In 1994, Holly Collins felt she had run out of legal options and there was simply no other way to keep her children safe. So she kidnapped her own kids and went on the run. Hunted by the FBI, she and the children lived in the shadows with the help of a loosely organized ‘underground’ that helped victims of domestic violence and abuse find safety. Holly ultimately found safety in the Netherlands. There she became the first American to be granted asylum by the Dutch government as a result of domestic violence.”

After the movie, we’ll talk about the many issues it raises - ethical lawyering, international parental kidnapping, the intersection between domestic violence and child abuse, and the treatment of domestic violence by the courts.

The Auction, which includes both a live and silent auction, is held every fall at a local restaurant or bar. Professors, local businesses, and legal professionals donate valuable items that are auctioned off to the highest bidder during the live auction.

The Insurance Law Institute offers a comprehensive overview of major insurance decisions and recent legislation, developing issues in coverage law, and effective practice strategies for coverage litigation.

Join leading M&A professionals, sponsors and speakers, including investment bankers, private equity investors, corporate investors, hedge fund managers, and other legal and financial practitioners at the Ritz Carlton Dallas for the 2012 Mergers and Acquisitions Institute.

The program includes A-list speakers and sponsors drawn from investment banking, private equity, law firms and financial and advisory communities from Texas, New York and California, and offers substantial opportunities for networking and conversation at breaks and Thursday's networking luncheon and reception.

TLF's Fall Auction is October 18th at Ceder Street Courtyard! Tickets will be sold October 15 – 18 in the Atrium. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information, visit www.texaslawfellowships.org.

TLF's annual Fall Auction is Thursday, October 18th at Ceder Street Courtyard! The program includes both a live and silent auction and an open bar. Professor donations include: "Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge at the Card Table" with Dean Farnsworth, a wine and cheese party for up to 14 students with Professors Sager & Cohen, and "Life Styles of the Rich and Famous," an evening with Professor Johnanson. Other Auction items include a Kaplan Bar Review course, SXSW wristbands, and gift certificates to local Austin favorites including: The Alamo, Taco Deli, P. Terry's. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Join leading M&A professionals, sponsors and speakers, including investment bankers, private equity investors, corporate investors, hedge fund managers, and other legal and financial practitioners at the Ritz Carlton Dallas for the 2012 Mergers and Acquisitions Institute.

The program includes A-list speakers and sponsors drawn from investment banking, private equity, law firms and financial and advisory communities from Texas, New York and California, and offers substantial opportunities for networking and conversation at breaks and Thursday's networking luncheon and reception.

The Insurance Law Institute offers a comprehensive overview of major insurance decisions and recent legislation, developing issues in coverage law, and effective practice strategies for coverage litigation.

Learn about careers in litigation, what litigators find rewarding about their jobs, and the skills and experiences that are important for litigators. Panelists include Adam Schramek, ’01, Litigation Partner at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; Trevor Taylor, ’98, Law Office of Trevor Taylor; Kris Kennedy '95, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General; Mindy Montford, ’95, Attorney at Law; Garth Corbett with Disability Rights Texas. Moderated by Tracy McCormack, ’86, Director of Advocacy Programs at UT Law. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, October 22, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

The Health Law & Bioethics Society will host our second meeting on Tuesday, October 23, at noon in TNH 3.114. We will be updating students with new details on our upcoming event and discussing health law placement ideas for those interested in taking the Health Law Internship course. Professor Lucy Wood, who teaches Nonprofit and Government Internship courses, will be our guest for the discussion.

Current members and those interested in joining the Health Law & Bioethics Society are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Please join us for a human rights happy hour talk featuring Clifford Carrubba, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Law, Politics, and Economics at Emory University, and Matthew Gabel, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Their talk is entitled "The Politics of Compliance with International Courts: A General Theory with Evidence from the European Court of Justice." Light refreshments will be served.

Join us for a discussion of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
featuring Professors Willy Forbath, Jordan Steiker and Gerald Torres

Snacks provided

Earlier this month the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fisher. At issue is whether the Court’s decisions interpreting the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, including Grutter v. Bollinger, permit the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race in undergraduate admissions decisions. Come learn about the oral arguments, the case and its possible implications.

Are undocumented immigrants in the U.S. subjected to a lower standard of justice? As federal immigration offenses multiply to unprecedented levels, courts are forced to cope with bloated dockets by shuffling in as many as fifty defendants at a time to offer pleas. Due process concerns abound, and while the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cracked down on en masse pleadings in 2009, significant obstacles remain in the realm of right to counsel. Moreover, border enforcement policies like Operation Streamline eliminate prosecutorial discretion for immigration crimes, sending thousands of non-violent offenders to federal prisons. A panel discussion sponsored by the Human Rights Law Society will discuss the rising immigrant incarceration trend from a human rights perspective. The panel will include: David Peterson, Assistant Federal Public Defender in Austin; Krystal Gómez, Advocacy and Policy Counsel at ACLU of Texas; and Graham Robertson, co-author of a recent Grassroots Leadership report on immigrant incarceration issues.

The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest public interest career fair in the country. It is the only event, solely dedicated to law students, where you'll find more than 1,000 public interest-minded students representing 200 law schools from across the country coming together to explore career options with leading nonprofit organizations and government agencies. The Conference and Career Fair provides access to job opportunities for law students; connects employers with talented attorneys and law students; and offers a multitude of skill-building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country. Our conference continues to be an unparalleled networking opportunity for students, law school professionals and legal professionals.

This is a mandatory workshop for Bradford*, Cadena, Sheffield, and Sutton* Societies (*4a and 4b only). If you are unable to attend the workshop scheduled for your section, you may attend another session. You may begin scheduling appointments now to meet with career counselors starting November 1.

This is a mandatory workshop for the Hodges and Hargrave Societies. If you are unable to attend the workshop scheduled for your section, you may attend another session. You may begin scheduling appointments now to meet with career counselors starting November 1.

This is a mandatory workshop for Bradford*, Green, McCormick, and Sutton* Societies (*4c only). If you are unable to attend the workshop scheduled for your section, you may attend another session. You may begin scheduling appointments now to meet with career counselors starting November 1.

A lunchtime Opportunity Forum panel discussion on policies to protect tenants who are displaced from recevelopment projects. The panel will feature a recent report by UT Law students examining the demolition of an apartment complex on East Riverside Drive last year that displaced more than 500 low-income tenants and the City's ad hoc policy for dealing with displacement issues. Attendance is free but seating is limited. Lunch will be served.

Join the Student Bar Association for our annual Halloween bash on Friday, October 26 at Scholz Beer Garten (1607 San Jacinto Blvd)! The party will include a costume contest, prizes, food, drinks, and a DJ!

The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest public interest career fair in the country. It is the only event, solely dedicated to law students, where you'll find more than 1,000 public interest-minded students representing 200 law schools from across the country coming together to explore career options with leading nonprofit organizations and government agencies. The Conference and Career Fair provides access to job opportunities for law students; connects employers with talented attorneys and law students; and offers a multitude of skill-building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country. Our conference continues to be an unparalleled networking opportunity for students, law school professionals and legal professionals.

The School of Law invites the parents and family members of law students to UT Austin’s campus the weekend of October 26–October 28, 2012 for Family Weekend. All of the UT Law events will take place on Saturday, October 27. Enjoy a continental breakfast with other parents. Take a student-guided tour of the building and a librarian-guided tour of the resource-rich library, which also houses many interesting pieces of artwork and antiques. A law school professor will present a mock class to demonstrate the kinds of things your student is learning, as well as how law is taught to our students. Plan to attend the barbecue luncheon and interact with faculty, administrators, students, and their family members.